Sports

Kearney football shuts down Smithville after 1st touchdown en route to win
SMITHVILLE — With packed stands on both sides, Smithville football hosted Kearney for the Highway 92 showdown Friday, Sept. 11.
- Kearney football shuts down Smithville after 1st touchdown en route to win
- Gallery | Tim Nixon Invitational
- Gallery | Football crosstown showdown
- Gallery | Softball crosstown showdown
- Hurt finishes 1st as Liberty cross country hosts Tim Nixon Invitational
Education

Northlanders named among semifinalists in 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program
CLAY COUNTY – Several Northlanders have been named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names Tuesday, Sept. 8. These high school seniors will continue in the…
- Northlanders named among semifinalists in 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program
- Kearney School District hosts meetings
- Smithville High school graduates, Liberty graduate receive Central Bank scholarships
- Smithville, Kearney FFA chapters help pack 252,564 meals at state fair
- Smithville graduate takes teaching post at Maple Elementary
Outdoors

Learn to create waystation for butterflies, monarchs with Sept. 12 MDC virtual program
Building a butterfly waystation brings color and an up-close look can aid these delicate insects.
- Learn to create waystation for butterflies, monarchs with Sept. 12 MDC virtual program
- Growing together in God’s care: Liberty churches expand shared garden ministry
- MDC offers free virtual class on rifle scope mounting scope Aug. 18
- Tomatoes struggle in summer heat
- HDLI celebrates Christmas in July with beer crawl
Sports

Kearney football shuts down Smithville after 1st touchdown en route to win
SMITHVILLE — With packed stands on both sides, Smithville football hosted Kearney for the Highway 92 showdown Friday, Sept. 11.
- Kearney football shuts down Smithville after 1st touchdown en route to win
- Gallery | Tim Nixon Invitational
- Gallery | Football crosstown showdown
- Gallery | Softball crosstown showdown
- Hurt finishes 1st as Liberty cross country hosts Tim Nixon Invitational
Education

Northlanders named among semifinalists in 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program
CLAY COUNTY – Several Northlanders have been named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names Tuesday, Sept. 8. These high school…
- Northlanders named among semifinalists in 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program
- Kearney School District hosts meetings
- Smithville High school graduates, Liberty graduate receive Central Bank scholarships
- Smithville, Kearney FFA chapters help pack 252,564 meals at state fair
- Smithville graduate takes teaching post at Maple Elementary
Outdoors

Learn to create waystation for butterflies, monarchs with Sept. 12 MDC virtual program
Building a butterfly waystation brings color and an up-close look can aid these delicate insects.
- Learn to create waystation for butterflies, monarchs with Sept. 12 MDC virtual program
- Growing together in God’s care: Liberty churches expand shared garden ministry
- MDC offers free virtual class on rifle scope mounting scope Aug. 18
- Tomatoes struggle in summer heat
- HDLI celebrates Christmas in July with beer crawl
News

Overnight lane closures coming for concrete repair
CLAY COUNTY — The Missouri Department of Transportation will be conducting various overnight lane closures from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. for concrete repair. There will be a double lane closure on southbound Interstate 435 to 48th Street from 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 until 6 a.m. Sept. 15. There will also be a single lane…
- Overnight lane closures coming for concrete repair
- 2 fatalities, minor injuries part of 3 vehicle accidents
- Clay County Election Board to implement 2022 Congressional maps for November General Election
- Liberty police, fire, county sheriff’s office unite for Sept. 11 commemoration
- Jesse James Festival starts Saturday, following weekend
Community Living

Library’s Food for Fines returns Sept. 14
Mid-Continent Public Library’s biannual Food for Fines program will return Sept. 14 to 20, once again providing customers with the opportunity to pay off fines and fees with donations of nonperishable food items, according to a library press release.
- Library’s Food for Fines returns Sept. 14
- SENIOR NEWS LINE: Beware supplements on TV
- Vietnam Traveling Wall heads to Excelsior Springs
- Northland woman shares lung cancer diagnosis
- 28 things to do in Clay County
Multimedia

Gallery | Tim Nixon Invitational
Tim Nixon Invitational Saturday, Sept. 5 at Capitol Federal Sports Complex.
- Gallery | Tim Nixon Invitational
- Gallery | Football crosstown showdown
- Gallery | Softball crosstown showdown
- Gallery | Week 1 Football
- Gallery | Green and White Scrimmage
Special Sections
Entertainment

MOVIE REVIEW: Finding Alaska disappointing
By Simonie WilsonDakota Fanning, who plays lead character Wendy, and all her formerly adventurous friends are hitting their early 30s and growing up, none more resistant to that natural process than Wendy herself in “The Sun Never Sets.” While her best friend is announcing her first pregnancy, Wendy clings to her comfortable two-year relationship with…
- MOVIE REVIEW: Finding Alaska disappointing
- Special edition of Reel Liberty Film Festival Sept. 7
- Bluegrass in the Tallgrass coming Sept. 12
- Shoal Creek Living History Museum celebrates Pioneer Day of 1866
- Northland Community Choir announces season, Carnegie Hall performance
Opinion

Critical to reflect on Sept. 11 25 years later
- Critical to reflect on Sept. 11 25 years later
- Time to set bitterness aside
- Free press critical to current society
- Reader suggests moving Kearney farmers market to Jesse James Park
- Time to appreciate firsts as new school year starts




